After early showers and a blustery westerly, a quick visit to Coombe Bottom quarry produced a nice FIRECREST feeding in scrub at the edge of Ocean View Road. I didn't stay for long so not really surprised that I failed to re-locate the yellow-browed.

By midday the showers had cleared and wind died down, with sun warming things up nicely. Highlight of the afternoon was a smart FIRECREST feeding in a sycamore at the eastern end of Steephill Court Road.

Bird of the day was some way out of Ventnor at Newchurch, where a very nice SPANISH SPARROW was found by James Gloyn pecking at his nuts which he'd left hanging in the garden.